diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c
index 31fa51a44f86..6e39e4e578bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ msm_gem_shrinker_count(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
 }
 
 static bool
-with_vm_locks(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
-	      void (*fn)(struct drm_gem_object *obj),
+with_vm_locks(void (*fn)(struct drm_gem_object *obj),
 	      struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	/*
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ with_vm_locks(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
 	 * success paths
 	 */
 	struct drm_gpuvm_bo *vm_bo, *last_locked = NULL;
-	int ret = 0;
+	bool locked = true;
 
 	drm_gem_for_each_gpuvm_bo (vm_bo, obj) {
 		struct dma_resv *resv = drm_gpuvm_resv(vm_bo->vm);
@@ -60,23 +59,14 @@ with_vm_locks(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
 		if (resv == obj->resv)
 			continue;
 
-		ret = dma_resv_lock(resv, ticket);
-
 		/*
-		 * Since we already skip the case when the VM and obj
-		 * share a resv (ie. _NO_SHARE objs), we don't expect
-		 * to hit a double-locking scenario... which the lock
-		 * unwinding cannot really cope with.
+		 * dma_resv_lock can't be used due to acquiring 'ticket' before the
+		 * fs_reclaim lock, which is held in shrinker context
 		 */
-		WARN_ON(ret == -EALREADY);
-
-		/*
-		 * Don't bother with slow-lock / backoff / retry sequence,
-		 * if we can't get the lock just give up and move on to
-		 * the next object.
-		 */
-		if (ret)
+		if (!dma_resv_trylock(resv)) {
+			locked = false;
 			goto out_unlock;
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Hold a ref to prevent the vm_bo from being freed
@@ -108,11 +98,11 @@ with_vm_locks(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
 		}
 	}
 
-	return ret == 0;
+	return locked;
 }
 
 static bool
-purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
+purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *)
 {
 	if (!is_purgeable(to_msm_bo(obj)))
 		return false;
@@ -120,11 +110,11 @@ purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
 	if (msm_gem_active(obj))
 		return false;
 
-	return with_vm_locks(ticket, msm_gem_purge, obj);
+	return with_vm_locks(msm_gem_purge, obj);
 }
 
 static bool
-evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
+evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *)
 {
 	if (is_unevictable(to_msm_bo(obj)))
 		return false;
@@ -132,7 +122,7 @@ evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
 	if (msm_gem_active(obj))
 		return false;
 
-	return with_vm_locks(ticket, msm_gem_evict, obj);
+	return with_vm_locks(msm_gem_evict, obj);
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -164,7 +154,6 @@ static unsigned long
 msm_gem_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
 {
 	struct msm_drm_private *priv = shrinker->private_data;
-	struct ww_acquire_ctx ticket;
 	struct {
 		struct drm_gem_lru *lru;
 		bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket);
@@ -185,11 +174,14 @@ msm_gem_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
 	for (unsigned i = 0; (nr > 0) && (i < ARRAY_SIZE(stages)); i++) {
 		if (!stages[i].cond)
 			continue;
+		/*
+		 * 'ticket' not needed on trylock paths
+		 */
 		stages[i].freed =
 			drm_gem_lru_scan(stages[i].lru, nr,
 					 &stages[i].remaining,
 					 stages[i].shrink,
-					 &ticket);
+					 NULL);
 		nr -= stages[i].freed;
 		freed += stages[i].freed;
 		remaining += stages[i].remaining;